Major League Umpires, Wall Street Pay, and Meddling in the Harvest

Major League Umpires, Wall Street Pay, and Meddling in the Harvest

C.B. Bucknor will not be working the World Series. Scheduled to work his first World Series as a major league umpire, Bucknor blew two calls in Game 1 of the American League Division Series. His poor performance, coupled with a number of embarrassing umpiring gaffes in this year's baseball playoffs caused the baseball powers-that-be to realign their umpire schedules for this week's Fall Classic. First-time umpires are out; seasoned veterans are in.

As frustrating as the umpires' calls have been to players and fans, just imagine the chaos that would...